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Smart cameras and equipment to count incoming traffic are being deployed by the council at a range of locations including rush hour hotspots over the coming weeks.

The temporary measures are aimed at building up a better understanding of the sort of vehicles that journey into and out of Bath as proposals are developed to improve air quality along the A4 London to Bath Road.

It will involve the installation of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras and automated traffic count (ATC) equipment.

Work being undertaken by the council will explore measures which will improve air quality.

The council is preparing an initial action plan which will be finalised by March to be followed by a final draft before the end of next year.

Locations of new automatic number plate recognition cameras in Bath

This strategy will build upon the wider Bath air quality action plan which is currently being consulted on.

Cabinet member for development and neighbourhoods Councillor Bob Goodman, (Conservative, Combe Down) said: “This technology is being deployed only to gather information for the basis of our air quality action plan to help us improve air quality. It will not be used for any other purposes.

Nitrogen dioxide is emitted from vehicles causing air pollution

“We know that there is increasing evidence that air quality has an important effect on public health, the economy and the environment and tackling vehicle emissions and improving air quality is one of the most urgent challenges in towns and cities across the UK.”

Consultation on the Bath air quality action plan runs until November 26, 2017.

A number of public information sessions have already been held and further drop-in sessions will be held at Morrisons supermarket, on London Road, on Thursday, November 2, from 5pm to 7pm and on Monday, November 6, from 1pm to 3pm.